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stubborn(adjective, obstinate, characteristic, quality, stubbornness)
28
obstinate(adjective, control, order, strong, hard)
28
unmanageable(adjective, control, order, hard, tough)
26
inflexible(adjective, strong, hard, tough, rough)
22
headstrong(adjective, strong, hard, tough, rough)
22
unyielding(adjective, appearance, hard, tough, rough)
14
dogged(adjective, appearance, tough, firm, terrible)
12
immovable(adjective, hard, firm, difficult, determined)
12
mulish(adjective, tough, firm, difficult, indifferent)
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determined(adjective, deliberate, resolute, persistent)
11
pigheaded(adjective, tough, firm, deliberate, determined)
10
hard(adjective, tough, sharp, firm)
10
intransigent(adjective, tough, firm, difficult, determined)
9
willful(adjective, tough, firm, difficult, violent)
8
pertinacious(adjective, strong, tough, firm, difficult)
6
relentless(adjective, appearance, strong, tough, firm)
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restive(adjective, determined, negative, hostile)
4
inelastic(adjective, tough, firm, distant)
4
pitiless(adjective, cruel, rigid, inflexible)
4
resolved(adjective, determined, persistent, obstinate)
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